The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982
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First UK and first US editions compared
The US edition came first, so it is the true first. The other is the first edition in its own country, collected in its own right but usually worth less.
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Who published the first edition of The Color Purple?
The first edition of The Color Purple by Alice Walker was published in San Diego by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1982.
How many editions of The Color Purple are there?
We track 3 editions of The Color Purple, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of The Color Purple is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.